Rooted in Grace: Intuitive Gardening for Christian Women

30 | Rooted Moment - The Stillness Between Seasons

“Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: ‘Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!’?” — Colossians 2:20–21
This week’s Rooted Moment is a quiet invitation to pause. 🌾
In the stillness between seasons—when the garden slows, the air cools, and life feels heavy or hurried—God calls us to stop performing and start observing.He reminds us that we are already loved, already rooted, already seen.
Through the return of the bees to tired basil blooms and the gentle hush of early mornings, we discover again that faith doesn’t always look like movement. Sometimes, it looks like noticing.
🌿 In this short episode, you’ll find:
A gentle reflection on Colossians 2:20–21 and freedom from striving.
What the returning bees and resting garden teach us about God’s faithfulness.
How observation itself becomes a form of prayer.
A simple practice to help you slow down and notice God’s presence in your own space.
🌾 Rooted Reflection Prompts:
Where is God inviting you to stop striving and simply see?
What signs of His presence do you notice when you slow down?
How can you carry a posture of observation and gratitude into your week?
🌷 A Simple Practice for the Week:Each day, take two minutes to notice something living around you — a bee, a bird, a leaf, a patch of sunlight, or even your own breath. Whisper a short prayer of thanks:
“Lord, I see You here.”
Let that moment of noticing be your worship.
🌼 Scriptures to Meditate On:
Colossians 2:20–21 — Freedom from performance-based faith.
Psalm 46:10 — “Be still and know that I am God.”
Galatians 6:9 — Faithfulness bears fruit in due time.
Psalm 19:1–2 — The heavens declare the glory of God.
🌻 Next Steps:
📖 Read my book Rooted in Grace to rediscover the beauty of gardening with God. 
🌱 Join the Rooted Jesus Girls Facebook Community for encouragement, conversation, and prayer.
🌿 Follow @southernsoils on Instagram for daily reflections, faith + garden rhythms, and glimpses of my prayer garden in progress.
✨ Takeaway Thought:You don’t have to rush to be fruitful.You don’t have to perform to be loved.Sometimes the most sacred thing you can do is simply notice—the bee on the basil, the breath in your chest, the quiet goodness of God still at work in every small thing.
Stay rooted, stay present, and let grace do its quiet growing. 🌿

29 | Observe: Learning to See What God Is Doing

“Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: ‘Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!’?” — Colossians 2:20–21
Welcome back, Rooted Jesus Girls 💚
In this third step of the Fall Growth Arch — Observe — we’re slowing down to listen, to look, and to let go of performance so we can see God’s hand at work in the quiet places.
This episode invites you into the holy discipline of observation — both in your garden and in your spirit. Through the simple act of noticing the light, the rhythm of the wind, and the return of bees to fading blooms, you’ll rediscover what it means to live freely and faithfully under grace, not pressure.
🌾 In this episode, you’ll hear:
Why Colossians 2:20–21 is an invitation to spiritual freedom and discernment — not rule-keeping.
How to practice holy observation before acting or planting — in both soil and soul.
The spiritual lessons hidden in your garden’s rhythms — from geckos and toads that tend the ecosystem, to bees faithfully returning to tired basil blooms.
How pausing to see what’s already working can deepen trust, gratitude, and intimacy with God.
Why the garden teaches us that not all fruit is fast, and not all progress is visible — but every moment of awareness is sacred.
🌿 Rooted Reflection Prompts:
Where might God be inviting you to observe before you act?
What small signs of life or renewal have you noticed around you this week?
How do you recognize the difference between striving and trusting?
What is your “garden bed” moment right now — something waiting for direction while you learn to discern?
How does creation remind you of God’s faithful presence in every season?
🌼 Garden Practice for the Week:
Sit quietly in your garden (or near a window) for ten minutes with no agenda. Notice what’s moving, living, and breathing around you.
Journal one observation each day — a sound, a scent, a color, or a creature. Let your noticing become a prayer.
Ask: “What are You showing me here, Lord?” and let that question linger.
🌻 Scriptures to Reflect On:
Colossians 2:20–21 — Freedom from rule-keeping and performance.
Psalm 19:1–2 — Creation declaring the glory of God.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 — “For everything there is a season…”
Mark 4:26–27 — The mystery of growth we can’t control but can trust.
Galatians 6:9 — Faithfulness in the quiet work still bears fruit.
🌷 Next Steps:
📖 Read or revisit my book, Rooted in Grace, to deepen your understanding of intuitive gardening and faithful living. 
🌱 Join the Rooted Jesus Girls Facebook Community to connect, share, and grow alongside women learning to see God’s hand in every season. 
🌿 Follow @southernsoils on Instagram for daily inspiration, faith reflections, and glimpses of my evolving prayer garden.
✨ Takeaway Thought:You don’t have to rush to be fruitful.You don’t have to perform to be loved.Sometimes the holiest thing you can do is observe — and see that God is already working in the quiet corners of your garden and your heart.
So breathe, notice, and let gratitude rise like sunlight on new soil.You are right where you need to be. 🌿

28 | Rooted Moment - Rise in Small Ways

“I can do all this through Him who gives me strength.” — Philippians 4:13
Life doesn’t always leave room for dramatic breakthroughs. Some weeks are busy, heavy, and full. In those times, rising in faith doesn’t always look like big leaps. It often looks like small yeses—quiet, faithful acts of trust that God sees and honors.
In this Rooted Moment, I share how planting onions and scattering radish seeds reminded me that both long-term patience and quick mercies are ways we rise in Christ’s strength. The onion teaches endurance. The radish teaches encouragement. Both matter to God.
🌿 In this episode you’ll hear:
Why Philippians 4:13 is about more than doing “everything”—it’s about trusting Christ in every season.
How the fall garden mirrors our spiritual life: some things grow slowly, some quickly, all faithfully.
Practical ways to “rise” when life feels overwhelming—through prayer, gratitude, patience, and small steps of obedience.
Encouragement that your smallest rising is seen and celebrated by God.
🌿 Reflection Prompts for You
Where are you being invited to rise in small but faithful ways?
Is God calling you to patience like onions—or to quick obedience like radishes?
How can you lean more into His strength, and less on your own, this week?
🌿 Practical Garden Tie-In
Plant something small this week—garlic, radishes, or even herbs in a pot—as a declaration of hope.
Take a few minutes outdoors to notice God’s creation and let it anchor you in His presence.
Keep Philippians 4:13 close—write it in your journal or tuck it on a garden marker.
✨ Next Steps
📖 Grab your copy of my ebook Rooted in Grace . Learn how gardening rhythms can reshape your walk with God.
🌱 Join the Rooted Jesus Girls Facebook Group for encouragement, prayer, and community.
🌿 Follow me on Instagram → @southernsoils for daily garden + faith inspiration.
💚 Remember, rising doesn’t have to be grand. It has to be faithful. Even the smallest yes, the smallest seed, brings joy to the Lord.

27 | Rise: Saying Yes to New Life

“I can do all this through Him who gives me strength.” — Philippians 4:13
Fall is a season of slowing down, clearing out, and trusting God for new beginnings. In this episode, we continue the Fall Growth Arch and step into the second movement: Rise.
Rising isn’t always dramatic. Sometimes it’s as simple as planting onions in cool soil, scattering radish seeds, or whispering a prayer in the middle of a hard day. It’s saying yes to the new life God is growing in us, even when the season feels heavy.
Join me in the garden as I share:
🌿 In this episode:
How Philippians 4:13 anchors us when our strength feels gone.
What the fall garden teaches us about rising in slow, steady faith.
My personal story of planting onions and radishes as an act of hope.
Garden practices for fall: garlic, greens, mulching, and noticing seasonal shifts.
Spiritual practices to rise with Christ: gratitude, prayer, slowing down, and saying yes to small beginnings.
🌿 Reflection Prompts for You
Where in your life are you being asked to rise right now?
What “onions” (long-term growth) and “radishes” (quick mercies) is God inviting you to plant?
How does Philippians 4:13 speak into your current season of strength or weakness?
What small act of faithfulness could you say yes to this week?
🌿 Practical Garden Tie-In
Plant garlic as a symbol of unseen faithfulness.
Sow leafy greens to celebrate God’s quick mercies.
Mulch your beds as a reminder of God’s protective covering.
Notice fall leaves and pray about what God may be asking you to release.
✨ Next Steps
📖 Grab your copy of my ebook Rooted in Grace →Learn how gardening rhythms can reshape your spiritual life.
🌱 Join the Rooted Jesus Girls Facebook Group → [insert link] for encouragement, Scripture, and community with women walking the same journey.
🌿 Follow me on Instagram → @southernsoils for daily garden + faith inspiration.
💚 Friend, rising doesn’t have to be flashy. It’s faithful. It’s steady. It’s Christ in you. May this fall remind you: you can do all things through Him who gives you strength.

26 | Rooted Moment - Rooted, Even in the Rift

“Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” — Galatians 5:25
✨Rooted Jesus Girls,✨
Sometimes the soil under our feet feels cracked and dry. Relationships feel strained. Silence stings. Discouragement lingers.
In those moments, it’s tempting to believe the lie that struggle disqualifies us. But Galatians 5 reminds us: our very life comes from the Spirit—and because of that, we can keep in step with Him, even in the rift.
In this short devotional, I share a recent early morning in my prayer garden, sitting in the dark before dawn, reminded that roots do their deepest work underground, unseen. Staying rooted doesn’t mean life is comfortable. It means choosing to stay aligned with the Spirit, even when the surface looks barren.
🌿 In this episode, you’ll hear:
How Galatians 5:25 invites us to keep in step with the Spirit when life feels heavy.
A reflection on roots, silence, and God’s unseen work in us.
Practical ways to remain rooted: Scripture, silence, small acts of faithfulness, and resisting lies of disqualification.
A gentle reflection prompt to help you name where God is asking you to stay rooted right now.
📓 Reflection Prompts for You
Where do you feel most discouraged in this season?
Where might God be inviting you to stay—not because it’s easy, but because His Spirit is present there?
🌿 Closing ReminderRoots don’t wait for perfect conditions. They grow in the unseen. And so do we.Your life comes from the Spirit, and He will never leave you behind.
🌱 Join the Rooted Jesus Girls Facebook Group A space for encouragement, Scripture, and connection with women walking the same journey.
📖 Grab your copy of my ebook, Rooted in GraceDiscover how gardening rhythms can transform your spiritual life through attentive stewardship, faithful response, and covenant relationship.
🌿 Follow along on Instagram → @southernsoilsunshine

25 | Get Rooted: Starting Where You Are

“Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” — Galatians 5:25
✨Rooted Jesus Girls,✨
Welcome to the very first week of the Fall Growth Arch—a six-week journey through the G.R.O.W.T.H. framework designed to align your gardening rhythms with your walk with God.
This week, we begin where all true growth begins: Get Rooted.
Fall is the perfect season for this. The garden is shifting—summer crops are winding down, soil is being renewed, and new seeds are quietly being planted. Spiritually, we’re invited into the same process: clearing what has passed, rooting ourselves in God’s presence, and trusting Him to bring the fruit in due season.
🌿 In this episode, you’ll discover:
What it means to “keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25) and why rootedness is the key to fruitfulness.
How biblical imagery—from Eden to John 15—shows us the importance of being rooted in God.
A personal story from my own prayer garden and how a folding chair became holy ground.
Practical gardening tasks for fall: clearing, composting, amending, and planting—and the prayers that go with them.
Soul practices that help us stay rooted: silence, journaling, asking better questions, and pairing Scripture with action.
A weekly challenge to choose your rooted place and begin showing up there with God.
📓 Reflection Prompts for You
Where do you sense God inviting you to sink deeper roots right now?
What in your life needs to be “cleared” or released?
What past experiences could God compost into nourishment for your future?
How can you amend the soil of your soul—through rest, Scripture, or prayer?
What small beginning could you plant this week, trusting God to grow it?
🌿 Garden Tasks for Fall
Clear out spent summer plants with a prayer of release.
Compost what’s left as a prayer of trust.
Add amendments as a prayer for renewal.
Plant herbs or root crops as a prayer of hope.
Every task can become a conversation with God.
🌿 Looking Ahead in the Fall Growth ArchThis is just the first step. Over the next five weeks, we’ll explore:
Rise — saying yes to new beginnings
Observe — slowing down to see God’s patterns
Work What You’ve Got — stewarding the present well
Tend — building rhythms of care and presence
Harvest & Heal — celebrating fruit and trusting God with the unseen
Your prayer garden—or even your simple rooted place—will become the sacred space where you walk this journey out.
🙏 Closing ReminderFruit is not forced. It’s formed.When you root yourself in God’s presence, in His Word, and in His Spirit, fruit will follow—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
🌱 Start your own rooted place this week—a corner, a chair, or a garden bed. Dedicate it to God.
📖 Grab your copy of Rooted in Grace: A Christian Guide to Intuitive Gardening
🌿 Follow along in the Fall Growth Arch over the next six weeks.
💕 Join me on Instagram → @southernsoils

24 | Rooted Moment - Planted by the Water: Trusting God in Every Season

“Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” — Jeremiah 17:7–8
✨Rooted Jesus Girls,✨
This week’s Rooted Moment is anchored in one of Scripture’s most vivid promises: a life rooted in God’s presence is like a tree planted by water. Even when heat comes. Even in years of drought.
This short devotional will help you slow down, breathe deep, and remember: fruitfulness in God’s Kingdom is not dependent on perfect circumstances—it’s dependent on proximity to the Living Water.
🌿 In this episode, you’ll hear:
Why Jeremiah 17:7–8 is such a grounding picture of resilience and trust.
How to see your own seasons of heat and drought in light of God’s steady presence.
A personal reflection on prayer gardens as reminders of God’s living stream.
A simple, practical way to pray with this verse in your own garden, chair, or quiet space.
📓 Reflection Prompts for You
Where do you feel “heat” in your life right now—stress, pressure, or fatigue?
Where do you sense “drought”—dryness, waiting, unanswered prayers?
How might God be sustaining you in quiet, unseen ways?
What would it look like to send your roots deeper into Him this week?
🌿 Weekly PracticeTake Jeremiah 17:7–8 into your prayer garden—or any still space.Read it slowly.Ask God: Where am I thirsty? Where are You inviting me to drink more deeply from Your stream?Write down one way He is sustaining you, even now.
🙏 Closing ReminderFriend, you don’t have to fear the heat or the drought. You are planted by the water, and your God will never fail you.
🌱 Start your own prayer garden — Episode 23 walks you step-by-step.
📖 Grab your copy of Rooted in Grace — still available 
🌿 Join me next week as we begin the Fall Growth Arch series, walking through the rhythms of growth with God in the fall season.
💕 Follow along on Instagram → @southernsoils

23 | Creating Your Prayer Garden: A Sacred Space to Meet God

“Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.” — Jeremiah 17:7–8
✨Rooted Jesus Girls,✨
In this week’s episode, we move from the foundation of Rooted in Grace into practical, lived rhythms. Together, we’ll explore how to create a prayer garden—a simple, intentional space where soil and soul meet, where you can be still before the Lord, and where the rhythms of gardening lead you deeper into His presence.
A prayer garden doesn’t have to be perfect. Mine is still becoming—a folding chair, a few plants, and prayers whispered as the day winds down. The sacredness isn’t in the setup—it’s in the showing up.
🌿 In this episode, you’ll hear:
Why gardens are central throughout Scripture—from Eden to Gethsemane to the New Jerusalem.
How prayer gardens help us root ourselves in God’s presence during noisy, chaotic seasons.
A step-by-step guide through the G.R.O.W.T.H. framework to create your prayer garden:
Get Rooted — dedicate a space.
Rise — clear and prepare the soil.
Observe — notice patterns and choose meaningful plants.
Work What You’ve Got — repurpose what you already have.
Tend — build daily rhythms of prayer.
Harvest & Heal — let your garden become a testimony of God’s faithfulness.
Why the habit matters even more than the spot—and how five minutes in a chair can transform ordinary ground into holy ground.
A challenge for you: choose your spot this week, pray over it, and begin showing up daily.
📓 Reflection Prompts for You
Where could you dedicate space as your prayer garden, even if it’s small?
What weeds—literal or spiritual—might God be asking you to clear away?
What plants or symbols could remind you of His peace, joy, or faithfulness?
How can you build a simple rhythm of showing up, even for just a few minutes a day?
What would “harvest and healing” look like for you in this season?
🌿 Looking Ahead: The Fall Growth ArchThis episode also sets the stage for our next podcast series—the Fall Growth Arch. Over the coming weeks, we’ll walk step by step through the G.R.O.W.T.H. framework in the context of the fall season:
Get Rooted in grace as the season begins.
Rise into God’s new rhythms.
Observe the changes around you and within you.
Work What You’ve Got in simplicity.
Tend your spiritual and garden rhythms.
Harvest & Heal as you celebrate God’s provision and trust Him with the unseen.
Your prayer garden can become the sacred place where you live this journey out, one quiet step at a time.
🙏 Closing ReminderYou don’t need perfection to start. You just need presence. Choose your spot. Dedicate it. Show up. And let God meet you there.
🌱 Start your own prayer garden this week — even if it’s just a chair and one plant.
📖 Grab your copy of Rooted in Grace: A Christian Guide to Intuitive Gardening
🌿 Join us in the Rooted Jesus Girls Facebook Group
💕 Follow along on Instagram → @southernsoils

22 | Rooted Moment - Be Still and Notice: How Observation Roots Us in God’s Presence

“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10“I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what He will say to me.” — Habakkuk 2:1
✨Rooted Jesus Girls,✨
This Rooted Moment invites you into the simple but powerful practice of observation—in the garden and in your soul.
When we pause to notice the weather, the sprouts, the pests, and the gifts of each week, we train ourselves to pay attention not just to the soil, but to the God who is present in every season.
And observation doesn’t just name the blossoms—it also helps us face the storms. In seasons of hardship, this practice can become a lifeline, giving us language for our prayers and space to remember God’s faithfulness.
🌿 In this episode, you’ll hear:
How the Weekly Observation Page becomes both a garden tool and a spiritual rhythm.
Parallels between soil and soul: weather, growth, weeds, pests, gratitude, and prayer.
Why observation is the first step in the G.R.O.W.T.H. framework—slowing us down to notice God’s presence.
A gentle reflection to help you “write your observation page” for your soul this week.
📓 Reflection Prompts for You
What’s the “weather” of your soul this week?
Where do you see even the smallest signs of growth?
What needs attention—what weeds or weights is God nudging you to notice?
What “pests” are nibbling at your peace or joy?
What is one thing you can give thanks for right now?
🌿 Special InvitationIf this practice spoke to your heart, I’d love for you to join me in the upcoming Prayer Garden Challenge. Together, we’ll walk through the G.R.O.W.T.H. framework step by step, creating prayer gardens that become sacred spaces of peace and presence with God.
✨ Sign up today through the link in the show notes—it’s free, and I’d be honored to walk this journey with you.
🙏 Closing ReminderObservation doesn’t remove the storm, but it helps us see that God is still present in it. Even in the hardest weeks, there is still something to notice, still something to name, still a sprout of hope pushing through the soil.
🌱 Join the Free 6-Day Prayer Garden Challenge 
📖 Grab your copy of Rooted in Grace 
💖 Follow on Instagram → @southernsoils
💕 Join the Facebook community → Rooted Jesus Girls

21 | From Rooted in Grace to G.R.O.W.T.H.: Tools and Practices for Every Season

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord…” — Colossians 3:23“Then the Lord replied: ‘Write down the revelation and make it plain…’” — Habakkuk 2:2
✨Rooted Jesus Girls,✨
We’ve come to the final part of my book, Rooted in Grace, and this episode is a milestone! Together we’ve walked through:
Part One: Attentive Stewardship — learning to open our eyes.
Part Two: Faithful Response — offering our hands.
Part Three: Covenant Relationship — yielding our hearts.
And now, in Part Four: Tools & Sacred Practices, we take all of that and make it practical—through journals, prayer walks, intentional planting, and gentle rooted practices that anchor our faith and our gardens in daily rhythms of grace.
But this episode is more than a book summary—it’s also the beginning of what comes next. Out of this book grew the G.R.O.W.T.H. framework, a seasonal rhythm for intuitive gardening with God:
🌱 G — Get Rooted
🌱 R — Rise
🌱 O — Observe
🌱 W — Work What You’ve Got
🌱 T — Tend
🌱 H — Harvest & Heal
This is the framework we’ll be walking through in the Prayer Garden Challenge (starting in a week!) and in my upcoming seasonal coaching programs.
🌿 In this episode, you’ll hear:
A heartfelt review of the entire book journey.
Why Part Four is about presence, not perfection—and how simple tools make space for growth.
How journaling, prayer walks, intentional planting, and rooted practices can shape both soil and soul.
An introduction to the G.R.O.W.T.H. framework, with stories from my own garden.
A strong invitation to join the Prayer Garden Challenge and continue walking the path together.
🌿 Encouragement for YouThis isn’t just about gardening. It’s about cultivating a slower, Spirit-led life that makes room for God’s presence in the everyday. Rooted in Grace is the foundation. The Prayer Garden Challenge is the next step. And together, we’ll keep walking this path season by season.
📓 Rooted Questions
Which practices from Part Four feel most inviting for your season—journaling, prayer walks, intentional planting, or rooted practices?
Where do you sense God calling you to “get rooted” right now?
Which step of the G.R.O.W.T.H. framework speaks to you most in this moment?
🌿 Special Invitations
📖 Rooted in Grace is on sale for just 2 more days!!! Grab your copy before the price goes up!
🌱 Join the Free 6-Day Prayer Garden Challenge 
💌 Sign up for the newsletter to get devotionals, resources, and updates delivered weekly.
🙏 Closing ReminderNow that we’ve laid the foundation of intuitive gardening with God through Rooted in Grace, it’s time to walk it out together. Join me in building and using our prayer gardens—season by season, step by step—as we meet God in the soil and in our everyday lives.